Beaver Bites Challenge

The Beaver Valley Bruce Trail Club has 29 km of side
trails. These trails, when combined with parts of the main
trail, make for some interesting, less travelled excursions.
These hikes have been grouped below by proximity on the main
trail, however they may be completed in whatever order or
combination you choose. The “Beaver Bites” badge
will be awarded on the completion of all the loops listed
below, including both side trails and main trail sections.

To receive a badge once you have completed the trails, send
your hike log, a self-addressed envelope with your name and
address, along with a cheque in the amount of $5.00, payable
to the Beaver Valley Bruce Trail Club,
P.O. Box 3251 Meaford, ON
N4L 1A5.

Group 1 Map 24

Intercept, Loree, Len Gertler

Park at
km 2.3, (on the shoulder of the 21st Sideroad and
the 4th Line). Hike the short Intercept Side Trail to
the main trail (turn left) Hike to the Loree Side Trail (turn
left). Hike this trail to the main trail (turn right). Hike
the main trail to the Len Gertler Side Trail (turn right).
Hike this trail to the main trail (turn right) and follow
the main trail back to the Intercept Side Trail and your car.
Total: 8.5 km

Margaret Paull

Park west of km 10.6 (on the north side of
18th Sideroad 450 m west of the 5th Line).
Follow the main trail west to the Margaret Paull Side Trail
(straight ahead). Hike this trail to the main trail. (Turn
left) and follow the main trail back to your car.
Total: 3.7 km

Group 2 Map 25

Metcalfe Crevice, Chuck Grant, Pinnacle Rock

Park in the Metcalfe Rock parking area just south of
km 27.9 (10th Line). Follow the main trail east to
the Metcalfe Rock Side Trail. Take time to explore this
imposing area of rock formations and crevices, then continue
north on the main trail to the Chuck Grant Side Trail (turn
left). Hike this trail to the main trail (turn left) and
follow it back to your car, stopping along the way at
Pinnacle Rock to look at this interesting feature.
Total: 9.2 km

Group 3 Maps 25, 26

Ken Young, Mac Kirk

Park at km 41.7 (on the shoulder of Sideroad 7B).
Follow the main trail north to the Ken Young Side Trail
(turn right). Hike this trail to the road then walk back to
your car. Move your car to the roadside parking on County
Rd. 13, village of Kimberley, (blue steel gate on east
side of the road, approx. km 44). Hike the main trail
east to the top of the escarpment, then turn left to hike
the Mac Kirk Side Trail loop. Then hike back down to your
car. Total: 4 km. This is a reroute not in Ed. 29.
See
Bruce Trail Reroutes.

Wodehouse Karst

During March and April, passage on Wodehouse Karst ST is
not possible due to the ephemeral lake created by the melt
waters of Wodehouse Creek. Park your car on Grey Rd. 7
between Sideroad 7A & Sideroad 4A at the
Wodehouse Karst Side Trail sign. Hike down the escarpment on
Wodehouse Karst Side Trail to the main trail, then hike back
up the side trail to your car. Alternately, on a day when
you are already on the main trail you can hike in and out
this short side trail. Total: 3 km

Valley Crossover, Campbell’s/Graham’s
Hill Side Trails

Park at
km 74.8 in the Bruce Trail parking lot on Grey
County Rd. 30. Follow the main trail south to the
Campbell’s/Graham’s Hill Side Trail. (Turn
left) Hike this trail to the main trail. (Turn left)
and follow the main trail to the Valley Crossover Trail.
(Turn left) Hike this trail to the main trail. (Turn left)
and follow the main trail back to your car. Total: 13.3 km

Group 4 Map 26

Eugenia Falls

Park at Eugenia Falls Conservation Area, in Eugenia, located
west off County Rd. 13 on Pellisier St. Walk the paved
path to the falls. Follow the main trail south for a few
metres, then turn left onto the Eugenia Falls Side Trail.
This short trail rejoins the main trail where you turn right
and hike north back to your car. Total: 730 m

Hogg’s Falls Upper, Hogg’s Falls Lower

Park at km 63.2 (Hogg’s Falls parking lot, on the
west side of Lower Valley Road, about 750 m north of
East Back Line). From the parking hike on the main trail to
the Hogg’s Falls Lower Side Trail (turn left). Hike this
trail to the main trail (turn right). Hike the main trail
to the Hogg’s Falls Upper Side Trail (turn left). Hike
this trail to the main trail (turn right) and follow the
main trail back to your car. Total: 4.6 km

Group 5 Maps 27, 28

Sligo, Beaver Pond Lookout, Epping Lookout

This is a linear hike which includes the three side trails.
It may be completed by hiking in and out or by placing a car
at each end for a shuttle. (To shuttle, park one car at the
John Muir Lookout parking lot on Grey Road 7, near
km 92.8).

Park at km 87.9 on Sideroad 16C. Hike west on the
on the road on the main trail for a short distance, then
continue on the Sligo Side Trail on the road until it turns
right, off the road, then continue north. Hike this trail to
the main trail (turn left). Hike the main trail to the Beaver
Pond Lookout Side Trail (turn left). Walk in for a short
way to view this wetland area, then back out. Continue north
on the main trail to Grey Road 7. Cross the road to the
Epping Lookout Trail and hike this trail to the John Muir
Lookout area. Total: 7.5 km

Fairmount, Siegerman

Park at km 94.3 on Sideroad 22B. Hike the
Fairmount Side Trail (enters off north side of road) to the
main trail. (Turn right) Hike the main trail to the
Siegerman Side Trail (km 97.6). Turn right). Hike this
trail to the main trail (turn right) and follow the main
trail back to your car. Total: 11.2 km